Leont (from Athens) (or Leoy) - The character of ancient Greek mythology . Athenian hero. The son of Orpheus [1] . When famine broke out in Athens, according to the divine prophecy, Leocor sacrificed his three daughters [2] . His daughters, Praxisheus, Theopus and Eubulus, were prophesied according to the prophecy of the Delphic oracle [3] for the sake of the fatherland. In their honor, the Leocorion (Leocorius) sanctuary was erected in Ceramics [4] . The eponymous hero of Fila Leontida , his statue in Athens [5] and Delphi [6] . Mentioned in the speech of Phocion as an example of heroism [7] .
Notes
- ↑ Notes. // Demosthenes. Speech. In 3 t. T. 2. M., 1994. S.533
- ↑ Pseudo-Demosthenes. Speech LX 29; Pausanias. Description of Hellas I 5, 2
- ↑ Alian. Colorful Stories XII 28
- ↑ Thucydides. History I 20, 2; VI 57, 3; Cicero. On the nature of the gods III 50; Strabo Geography IX 1, 16-17 (p. 396)
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas I 5, 2
- ↑ Pausanias. Description of Hellas X 10, 1
- ↑ Diodorus of Sicily. Historical Library XVII 15, 2